[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-555]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Proposed Project:
    Title: Building Strong Families (BSF) Demonstration and 
Evaluation--Impact Study Second Follow-up
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data 
collection activity as part of the Building Strong Families (BSF) 
Demonstration and Evaluation. The proposed collection will consist of 
two elements: (1) A telephone survey to be administered to both 
partners in couples enrolled in the BSF research sample about 36 months 
after enrollment, and (2) observational assessments of BSF families and 
their children.
    These data collections are part of the BSF evaluation, which is an 
important opportunity to learn if well-designed interventions can help 
low-income couples develop the knowledge and relationship skills that 
research has shown are associated with healthy marriages. BSF programs 
provide instruction and support to improve marriage and relationship 
skills and enhance couples' understanding of marriage. In addition, BSF 
programs provide links to a variety of other services that could help 
couples sustain a healthy relationship (e.g., employment assistance). 
The BSF evaluation uses an experimental design that randomly assigns 
couples who volunteer to participate in BSF programs to a program or to 
a control group.
    The 36-month data collection effort draws heavily from the 15-month 
survey conducted in BSF sites. Materials for the 15-month data 
collection effort were previously submitted to OMB and were approved 
under OMB Control No. 0970-0304.
    Respondents: The respondents for the telephone questionnaire will 
be all couples in the BSF evaluation. The respondents for the 
observational assessments will be a sub-sample of children of the 
couples.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                Number of      Average burden       Estimated
               Instrument                  Annual  number     responses per       hours per       annual burden
                                           of  respondents     respondent         response            hours
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36-month telephone survey (female                    2,099                 1          .9166666             1,924
 partner)...............................                                          (55 minutes)
36-month telephone survey (male partner)             1,978                 1          .8333333             1,648
                                                                                  (50 minutes)
Child/family observations...............             1,125                 1          .6666666               750
                                                                                  (40 minutes)
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,322
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 
Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to made a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, FAX: 202-395-
6974, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF.

    Dated: February 1, 2008.
Brendan Kelly,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-555 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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